Shipyard News

Earlier this month the cruise ship ‘ Thomson Spirit’ collided with another cruise ship, ‘ Ocean Majesty’ , on the Geirangerfjord in Norway, damaging a lifeboat and the davit for a tender…

It was at Seawork 2006 where Captain Glen Covell, Harbour Master at St Mary’ s in the Isles of Scilly, first approached Mustang Marine to inquire about an Ocean Dynamics RIBworker which…

One of the most interesting boats on the floating pontoon at Seawork International 2007 will be the Holyhead Marine, 15m MOD Police Patrol Boat.

Seawork exhibitor South Boats Special Projects Ltd has launched two newbuilds, the 4thand 5th South Catamaran 36/11m MkIIs and the 39th and 40th 11m vessels built by the company.

The14 year old Hamburgexcursion ferry Wolfgang Borchert isbeing lengthened, widened and modernised for a new lease of life, at the same localshipyard where it was built in 1993.

Williams Shipping Marine Ltd celebrated the arrival of thelatest addition to its fleet with christening and blessing ceremonies forWillendeavour at its Empress Dock facilities in Southampton UK earlier thismonth.

The Marine Division of the Gateshead UK basedPyeroy Group has been awarded the painting contract for the RFA Lyme Bay aspart of the completion works now being undertaken by BAE Systems at…

Southampton UKbased MSC has reported another major contract with long standing clientsP& O Ferries.

Isle of Wight based boat builders Cheetah Marine has made steady progress since founder Sean Strevens built a first GRP planing catamaran for his own use as a commercial fisherman in 1989.